Climate change is a real gamechanger in baseball, Chicago area researchers find

CHICAGO – With Opening Day ahead for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, one thing the home teams were watching is the weather.This year's temperatures have been as unpredictable as any game and experts say their research has found climate change to be a game changer.On the day before the start of the MLB season, during a morning that started cold and cloudy, 75 lucky fans stepped up to the home plate at Wrigley Field, trying to smash one into the bleachers.

'There have been a few studies that have actually proven that with more global warming, there are more chances of home runs in outdoor stadiums,' said Matt Tuftedal, an atmospheric scientist. 'Indoor domed stadiums are not impacted by that. Some of the things that you're seeing with common physics, warm, humid air is less dense, so the ball can travel farther.

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